The Chargers will have a crucial piece of their offense in the fold this upcoming season, as running back Austin Ekeler agreed to a revised contract with incentives up to $1.75 million.
Plenty of people are excited to see Ekeler in the blue and gold for the 2023 season, especially his new offensive play-caller Kellen Moore.
“Excitement,” Moore said. “Really excited to get to work with Austin. I think that he’s been, obviously, one of the top guys in this league. He has had such an impact on this place. Really excited to start building this thing together and building his role in this offense. I’m really, really excited.”
Los Angeles hopes to improve their run game, led by Ekeler, after finishing near the bottom of the league last season. And with Moore calling the shots, there’s a good chance for a turnaround, as he engineered three top-10 rushing offenses in the four seasons as the Cowboys offensive coordinator.
Additionally, Ekeler should continue to be a weapon as a receiver. Dallas implemented RB Tony Pollard heavily in the passing game. Pollard had a 21.8% target share when on the field for receiving snaps, which ranks 23rd among 116 running backs from 2019 to 2022.
Chargers mandatory minicamp, which begins on June 13, should mark the first time Moore and Ekeler are able to start establishing a concise connection and get a good game plan going.